Training
Internationally accredited training on gaming disorder and esports.
INTENTA partners with a global network of world-class, cross-disciplinary team of experts to deliver evidenced-informed training programs and a resource hub.
Drawing from diverse fields of mental health, addiction, technology and neuroscience, we synthesize and share the most up to date worldwide research on problematic digital use. While there is currently a paucity of research in this rapidly emerging field, we monitor and report on ethical best practices to ensure that mental health professionals are kept up to date with global consumer and corporate trends.
“If you want expertise on the future of gaming, INTENTA is where I would get it.”
–Loy Anderson, M.S. Counselling
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CLINICAL TRAINING
Gaming Disorder
Our internationally-accredited Gaming Disorder Training bridges the clinical skills gap with an affordable, online course that delivers results.
- The Psychology of Gaming
- Emerging Trends
- Practical Tools
- Latest Research
UNDERSTANDING
Esports Mental Wellness
Our Esports Mental Wellness training enables helping professionals to identify risk behaviors before they become problematic, and make esports gaming a safe and positive experience for players and families.
After completing the training you will:
- Better understand esports, particularly healthy esports gaming
- Be able to identify problematic behaviors
- Improve your quality of care for clients
- Have an action plan for making esports a positive experience
- Empower players with the tools they need to develop safe gaming habits
- Enable families to set boundaries and manage healthy gaming use
- Be a valuable source of knowledge among your colleagues.
Our reviews from our graduates all over the world
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4.5/5
"This training is robust, rich, relevant, well-researched, comprehensive, eye opening, and a jaw-dropping experience."
“This training is fantastic! You gain up-to-date and research-based knowledge on how to help those who struggle with problematic and disordered gaming. I knew a lot about gaming prior to this training. But now, I have the clinical skills to help my clients get to a healthier place. If you are a clinician and work with the gaming population, this training is a must!”
“I found this training user friendly and up-to-date with research and best practices. I love that we were given a plethora of screening tools to work with amongst other information and formulations that can assist us clinicians in working with our clients. I am confident that this new knowledge will allow for me to become a better counsellor and amplify clients experience in treatment and result in enhanced outcomes.”
“This training is excellent. I highly recommend it for clinicians who treat clients who play video games. Many more clients play video games than clinicians realize and this training also provides cultural competency as well.”
“The screening and assessment tools are top notch. These tools provide a solid clinical foundation that will guide treatment and foster and individualized treatment plan.”
“The training helps you practically lay out ways to better understand your gaming clients. The Gaming Zone map helps you as a clinician better understand where to go in treatment.”
"Clear , concise and pragmatic ... INTENTA has provided clinicians and counsellors with the ability to enter the gaming realm with confidence, tools and strategies to successfully impact client outcomes."
"This is a must-do course for anyone who wants to understand gamers and their online world. It has given me a better grasp of this complex and growing problem. As a result, I will be able to build a better rapport with gaming clients now - thank you."
"If you want to help gamers, you need to understand them first. This specialist training takes you into their world and gives you the tools to support them."
"I found the course material invaluable for developing my knowledge and clinical skills in assessing and formulating problem gaming."
"This training will help you understand the psychology behind game design and how the industry works to better support problem gamers and their families."
"The training has opened my eyes to the gaming world and its allure for gamers. Having a treatment framework, specialist tools and assessment criteria has made me more effective at treating clients with problematic gaming or gaming disorder."
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